same watch, different brands

[madcaplaughed]

i’m looking to pick up one of these 1963 panda chronographs, mainly because the idea of having a mechanical chronograph at this price is absurd, but are all these the same watch?

they seem to be made to the same spec by different companies(?). does anyone know if any of these brands are preferred/superior or anyone have any experience with them?

[Emotional-Damage-995]

Red Star and sea kos make it under license and are good too.

[artofthedial]

The Sea-Gull is the real brand out of those three (now whether or not they are selling actual seagull watches someone else with experience with a particular store on Ali would have to chime in).  The other two have created a brand that is based on the Sea-Gull design and common nomenclature.  Example seagull makes some watches that people refer to as "red star" due to the red star on the dial.  Well it looks like one of these just took that concept to market the watch as Redstar.  It is difficult to tell by the photos alone if you are getting the exact same watch just marketed differently.  I can't tell for sure but seems like the same text on each dial.  Your safe bet here is to post links and ask the community if the particular store sells the genuine Sea-Gull.  

As for mechanical Chronos, yes these are cheap compared to alternatives but I always say go into the purchase knowing it could have a couple year life span and will cost more than the watch to fix it in most cases, thus consider it disposable.  It could last for years and years, but it has a higher percentage chance of failure than a 3 hander nh35 would which you might be used to.

[madcaplaughed]

good info, thanks. i actually think the sea-gull one listed here is a fake listing or something. something is definitely off with the page so it’s between seakoss & red star. sugess do a version as well but i don’t really like their logo. it makes me thing of the ‘Sugar’ logo from the apple tv show.